Why not the anglicism? Now that Christmas is at our throats again, let me extend my sincere hope that my readers can survive the nightmare of the next few days with as little psychic, gastro-intestinal, and familial anxiety as possible. Yes, I might as well confess that I cannot stand this time of year. (I’m with Blitzen.) But the BF and the beagle and I have both LOTR DVDs and are planning a nine-hour Tolkien marathon with cigars and Jagermeister shots and a pig ear. I guess diversity is everything. Hang in there. Don’t despair. It will all be over soon enough. Back Friday with the annual award ceremony for the Begala, Von Hoffman, Sontag, Derbyshire and Poseur finalists and winners for 2003. Special guest stars: Bill Moyers, Robert Fisk, Bill O’Reilly and all your favorites. Don’t miss it!
DEAN ON TORT REFORM: Not so long ago, he was for it.
GAYS WILL STAY: The Park Service won’t airbrush gays out of the Lincoln Memorial educational video after all.
The Dish 